TY - JOUR

T1 - Attachment, behavior problems and interventions

AU - Hutchings, Judy

AU - Williams, Margiad

AU - Leijten, Patti

PY - 2023/4/21

Y1 - 2023/4/21

N2 - This paper puts forward an explanation for the frequent co-occurrence of attachment and behavior problems in children and the implications of this for interventions; presents preliminary evidence that some behaviorally based parenting programs reduce child behavior problems through two separate, but mutually reinforcing, processes—improved attachment relationships and increased parental use of behavior management techniques; and suggests next steps for the field to improve outcomes for those children who, without interventions that addresses both relationship building and behavior management, are at risk of significant long-term difficulties.

AB - This paper puts forward an explanation for the frequent co-occurrence of attachment and behavior problems in children and the implications of this for interventions; presents preliminary evidence that some behaviorally based parenting programs reduce child behavior problems through two separate, but mutually reinforcing, processes—improved attachment relationships and increased parental use of behavior management techniques; and suggests next steps for the field to improve outcomes for those children who, without interventions that addresses both relationship building and behavior management, are at risk of significant long-term difficulties.

KW - childhood

KW - attachment

KW - behavior problems

KW - parenting programs

KW - behavioral analysis

U2 - 10.3389/frcha.2023.1156407

DO - 10.3389/frcha.2023.1156407

M3 - Article

VL - 2

JO - Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

JF - Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

SN - 2813-4540

M1 - 1156407

ER -